Does cannabis use encourage other forms of illicit drug use?

Addiction

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 505-520

  Fergusson, David M ^a   Horwood, L John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 0034093764     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1360-0443.2000.9545053.x     Document Type: Article

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